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(11) EP 1 962 505 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35

(21) Application number: 08003413.5

(22) Date of filing: 25.02.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 5/775(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 26.02.2007 JP 2007045033

(71) Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
Daito-shi, Osaka 574-0013 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Takamori, Tomotsugu
    Osaka (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Information recording and reproducing apparatus and method for changing setting language of the same


(57) An HDMI connector is adapted to be connected to a display device conforming to an HDMI standard. A signal processor is operable to decode a digital signal received through the HDMI connector and extract first language information which indicates a setting language of the display device when the digital signal contains the first language information. A storage is operable to store second language information which indicates a setting language of the information recording and reproducing apparatus. A controller is operable to detect whether the display device is connected to the HDMI connector, acquire the first language information when the display device is connected to the EIDMI connector, determine whether the setting language in the first language information is in conformity with the setting language in the second language information, and change the setting language in the second language information so as to be in conformity with the setting language in the first language information when the setting languages are not in conformity with each other.







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